Aram Zucker-Scharff

“Fascism — and the tendencies that lead toward fascism — pose a more serious threat now than at any time since the end of World War II […] “If one were to draft a script chronicling fascism’s resurrection, the abdication of America’s moral leadership would make a credible first scene.” Fascism poses a more serious […]

“When lifestyle products have adopted the design sensibilities of technology, innovation and simplicity are supposed to blend, offering access to both efficiency and meaning all at once. But the result shares more in common with associative marketing—connecting products to lifestyle aspirations—than it does with functionalist design. Nike makes you believe in your capacity to be […]

“[C]ommitted hatred of successful women and a destructive obsession with women who step outside their lane seem to be the sole point on which the entire political spectrum is in absolute agreement. […] “Ask yourself how culture might change if the women in it weren’t living under constant, critical surveillance, if we were allowed to […]

“Monsanto goes after farmers, farmers’ co-ops, seed dealers—anyone it suspects may have infringed its patents of genetically modified seeds. As interviews and reams of court documents reveal, Monsanto relies on a shadowy army of private investigators and agents in the American heartland to strike fear into farm country. They fan out into fields and farm […]